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US5163115B1 - Cables such as optical fiber cables including superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant - Google Patents

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US5163115B1
US5163115B1 US78560191A US5163115B1 US 5163115 B1 US5163115 B1 US 5163115B1 US 78560191 A US78560191 A US 78560191A US 5163115 B1 US5163115 B1 US 5163115B1
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Priority to TW081106482A priority patent/TW224177B/zh
Priority to CA002076294A priority patent/CA2076294C/en
Priority to JP4293986A priority patent/JPH06287218A/en
Priority to EP19920309616 priority patent/EP0540237A3/en
Priority to MX9206152A priority patent/MX9206152A/en
Priority to AU27399/92A priority patent/AU647321B2/en
Priority to CN92112786A priority patent/CN1072422A/en
Priority to KR1019920019998A priority patent/KR930008877A/en
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/4436—Heat resistant
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/44384—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising water blocking or hydrophobic materials

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  • Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
US07785601 1991-10-30 1991-10-30 Cables such as optical fiber cables including superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant Expired - Lifetime US5163115B1 (en)

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US07785601 US5163115B1 (en) 1991-10-30 1991-10-30 Cables such as optical fiber cables including superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant
TW081106482A TW224177B (en) 1991-10-30 1992-08-17
CA002076294A CA2076294C (en) 1991-10-30 1992-08-18 Superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant and cables which include same
JP4293986A JPH06287218A (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-08 Highly water-absorptive polymer and cable containing it
EP19920309616 EP0540237A3 (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-21 Superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant and cables which include same
MX9206152A MX9206152A (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-26 SUPER ABSORBENT, TEMPERATURE AND SALT TOLERANT MATERIALS AND CABLES INCLUDING THEM.
AU27399/92A AU647321B2 (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-28 Superabsorbent polymeric materials which are temperature and salt tolerant and cables which include same
CN92112786A CN1072422A (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-29 Heat-resistant salt-resistant superabsorbent polymeric material and optical cable goods thereof
KR1019920019998A KR930008877A (en) 1991-10-30 1992-10-29 Superabsorbent polymer having heat and flame resistance and a cable comprising the same

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JP (1) JPH06287218A (en)
KR (1) KR930008877A (en)
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US6173100B1 (en) 1999-02-26 2001-01-09 Lucent Technologies Inc. Cables with water-blocking and flame-retarding tapes
US6404962B1 (en) * 1999-09-15 2002-06-11 Fitel Usa Corp. Groups of optical fibers closely bound by easily removable buffer encasements, and associated fiber optic cables
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CA2076294C (en) 2001-01-02
CA2076294A1 (en) 1993-05-01
EP0540237A3 (en) 1993-05-19
KR930008877A (en) 1993-05-22
JPH06287218A (en) 1994-10-11
MX9206152A (en) 1993-05-01
CN1072422A (en) 1993-05-26
TW224177B (en) 1994-05-21
AU647321B2 (en) 1994-03-17
US5163115A (en) 1992-11-10
AU2739992A (en) 1993-05-27
EP0540237A2 (en) 1993-05-05

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